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singleshot_yesterday at 6:10 PM1 replyview on HN

How does the Fifth Amendment work in a civil context?

Is it appropriate to compare murder and running a red light given what you know about the civil implications of 5A?


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SoftTalkeryesterday at 6:20 PM

It doesn't apply. The argument was that the red light violation was "quasi-criminal" and the judge agreed with that argument.